: composed wholly or chiefly of stars or of outstanding performers or participants
an all-star cast
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: a member of an all-star team
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: an outstanding or highly regarded performer within a field : star
The ceremony gathered all-stars from film, television, and radio.
Examples of all-star in a Sentence
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EW.com, 26 June 2024
The singer suspected her daughter of having an affair with her third husband, former Major League Baseball all-star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, after reviewing security footage that supposedly showed them alone in a walk-in closet for 39 minutes.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
On Saturday, Starling succeeded in his most ambitious endeavor yet: a one-day event pitting MIAA and NEPSAC all-star teams against each other.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Among the queens are season 3 All Stars 1, and All Stars 5 icon Alexis Mateo, who bams her way back to the competition as a four-time competitor vying for the international all-star crown.
—EW.com, 26 June 2024
The singer suspected her daughter of having an affair with her third husband, former Major League Baseball all-star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, after reviewing security footage that supposedly showed them alone in a walk-in closet for 39 minutes.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Noun
Andres Gimenez: Gimenez was an all-star last year with the 34th-best wOBA in baseball.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
On Saturday, Starling succeeded in his most ambitious endeavor yet: a one-day event pitting MIAA and NEPSAC all-star teams against each other.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
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“All-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-star. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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